Hook and eye.



E. T. LANNON.

HOOK AND EYE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9, 1909.

Patented Aug. 8,1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD T. LANNON, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

HOOK AND EYE.

To all whom itnnay concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD T. LANNON, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hooksand Eyes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hooks and eyes and has for its object toprovide a comparatively simple and thoroughly efiicient device of thischaracter, the construction of which is such that the base of the hookmay be firmly anchored to a shirt waist, skirt or other garment, thus toprevent tilting of said hook and accidental separation or gapping of theedges of the garment to be fastened.

A further object is to provide a hook, the base of which is extendedlaterally on opposite sides thereof to form attaching eyes, the metalforming one of said attaching eyes being bent to produce a humpextending toward the hook and at right angles thereto, and materiallyincreasing the resist-- ance against accidental displacement of the e e.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility, durability andefficiency, as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description,it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minordetails of construction may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the meansfor eflecting' the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment provided with a hook and eyeconstructed in accordance with my invent-ion; Fig. 2 is a side elevationshowing the hook and eye in engagement with each other; Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view partly in elevation; Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of the device detached.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 9, 1909.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911. Serial No. 516,818.

cated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved garment fastener forming the subject matter of the presentinvention comprises coacting members, one of which is preferably formedof a single length of wire having its intermediate portion bent toproduce a loop 5 terminating ineyes 6 for attachment to one longitudinaledge of a garment, indicated at 7 The mating member is also preferablyformed of a single strand of wire, said strand having its intermediateportion bent upon itself to form a hook 8 and the wire thence extendedlaterally in opposite directions at the bend 9 to form angularlydisposed arms 10 terminating in eyes 11 for attachment to the otherlongitudinal edge of the garment 7. The metal constituting one of thearms 10 is extended longitudinally at one of the eyes 11 and curvedupwardly to form a hump 12, the free end of the wire forming the hump 12being extended partially across and beneath the bill 13 of the hook soas to prevent accidental separation of the hook 8 and loop 5 when themembers are in engagement with each other.

The members constituting the fastener may be secured to a garment in anysuitable manner, but it is preferred to fasten the same in positionthereon by stitching 14.

Attention is here called to the fact that the arms 10 are arranged atsubstantially right angles tov the length of the hook 8, while theterminal eyes 11 thereof are dis posed intermediate the length of thehook, thereby to form a firm anchorage for said hook and effectuallyprevent tilting thereof with the consequent gapping or separation of themating edges of the garment to be fastened.

By having the hump 12 disposed at substantially right angles to thelength of the hook and partially extended beneath the same, said humpeffectually prevents accidental separation of the members comprising thehook, it being necessary to first press the hump 12 in order to releasethe loop or eye 5 from engagement with the hook. It will also be notedthat the portion of the device in which the hump 12 is formed, byextending at right angles to the bill 13, offers a sidewise resistanceto the loop 5 when in use, so that accidental displacement iseffectually prevented. The loop 5 can thus he released only by disposingthe same in an unusual position, or in a position which it would neverassume when in use. This is an important feature of applicants deviceand materially increases its efiiciency and utility.

The device is extremely simple in construction and may be manufacturedand placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

Having thus described the inventio11,wl1at is claimed as new is:

A device of the class described comprising a bar having a lateral hookand adapted to be attached to a garment, and a resilient guard extendinglongitudinally of the bar and at right angles to the hook andterminating adjacent to the open end of the same, said guard beingyie'ldable toward the bar to permit the insertion of an eye into thehook and presenting a lateral resistance to the removal of the eye fromthe hook.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD T. LANNON. Ii 5.

\Vitnesses:

GRACE Koor, JESSIE Loom-mm.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

